On Wed, Aug 07, 2024 at 01:56:38PM +0000, Daniel Gomez wrote: > On Wed, Aug 07, 2024 at 01:01:08PM GMT, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 07, 2024 at 01:09:14AM +0200, Daniel Gomez via B4 Relay wrote: > > > This patch set allows for building the Linux kernel for arm64 in macOS with > > > LLVM. > > > > Is this a requirement somewhere that this must work? It seems like an > > odd request, what workflows require cross-operating-system builds like > > this? > > This isn't a requirement, but it would, for example, support workflows for QEMU > users and developers on macOS. They could build/compile the kernel natively and > use it to launch QEMU instances, simplifying their process. But that's not a real workload of anyone? How often does this ever come up? Who is going to maintain this cross-build functionality over time? thanks, greg k-h
